The Texas Democratic Party took sharp measures today to distance itself from Kesha Rogers, who recently made headlines by calling for the impeachment of President Obama.

Rogers, 33, of Stafford, is a volunteer organizer for the LaRouche Youth Movement. She is running against Republican incumbent Pete Olson or the 22nd Congressional district seat.

...the Texas Democratic Party approved a resolution today that "releases party officers and members from their obligation to support LaRouche follower Kesha Rogers."

The resolution states that the movement includes "instances of illegal activities, discriminatory proclamations and thuggish behavior" and "contains clear, convincing and overwhelming evidence of discrimination based on race, religion, sexual orientation and ethnic origin."

...Rogers has demanded an apology from the party and issued a statement Monday. It reads, in part:

"The attempt to 'sanction' me for winning a primary election, fair and square, when I was the only Democrat with a real campaign in the district, is an example of the same old loser mentality that has characterized the SDEC's behavior over the last two decades, during which time the Democratic Party has been reduced to nearly minor party status in Texas. My call for the impeachment of President Obama was embraced by voters, who recognized that I am not the one threatening to take away health care, through massive cuts in Medicare and Medicaid; I'm not the one who has been bailing out Wall Street and City of London banks, while people in the district are suffering from high levels of unemployment, and record numbers of foreclosures; and I am not the one who ordered the shutdown of NASA's manned space program."

What makes you think the local (2,11,13,26, Barnicle) media would put Pete in a positive light? He’s a Republican.

Also, he is a freshman. Freshman don’t generally stand in front of any Congressional gathering or press conference. Tom DeLay was one of the most powerful men in the House and commanded respect, but that didn’t happen the day after he was sworn in. It took some time.

There is a precedent for this. About 20 years ago, a woman with an Hispanic surname won the election for Harris County (Houston) Democrat Party Chair-thing. But then the woman’s past started to unravel. The woman was a transvestite who previously was a man with an Anglo surname who had a prison record and he took the Hispanic surname of his “partner” without the partner’s legal consent.

I thought this was the quintessential Democrat. He fit almost every constituency group that the Left panders to.

But the Democrat poobahs thought otherwise and while they could kick him/her/it out of office, they stripped the Chair-thing of all actual power until her term expired.

The Texas Democratic Party took sharp measures today to distance itself from Kesha Rogers, who recently made headlines by calling for the impeachment of President Obama... She is running against Republican incumbent Pete Olson or the 22nd Congressional district seat... Rogers has demanded an apology from the party and issued a statement Monday. It reads, in part: "The attempt to 'sanction' me for winning a primary election, fair and square, when I was the only Democrat with a real campaign in the district, is an example of the same old loser mentality that has characterized the SDEC's behavior over the last two decades, during which time the Democratic Party has been reduced to nearly minor party status in Texas. My call for the impeachment of President Obama was embraced by voters, who recognized that I am not the one threatening to take away health care, through massive cuts in Medicare and Medicaid; I'm not the one who has been bailing out Wall Street and City of London banks, while people in the district are suffering from high levels of unemployment, and record numbers of foreclosures; and I am not the one who ordered the shutdown of NASA's manned space program."

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